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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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